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Glossary of Terms for English Language Students: Term 1, Quizzes of Learning processes

Definitions for 18 terms, including 'constrain', 'imminence', 'melancholy', 'radiance', 'reverberation', 'secede', 'spare', 'din', 'feint', 'parry', 'tumult', 'vehement', 'oratory', 'wastrel', 'admonition', 'capitulation', and 'ironclads'. These terms cover various concepts related to emotions, sounds, movements, and historical context.

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2015/2016

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TERM 1
Constrain
DEFINITION 1
Imposed restriction or limitation; to hold back as if by
force
TERM 2
Imminence
DEFINITION 2
Ready to take place at any moment
TERM 3
Melancholy
DEFINITION 3
sadness
TERM 4
Radiance
DEFINITION 4
quality of love or happiness
TERM 5
Reverberation
DEFINITION 5
A repeated echo or sound
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Constrain

Imposed restriction or limitation; to hold back as if by

force

TERM 2

Imminence

DEFINITION 2

Ready to take place at any moment

TERM 3

Melancholy

DEFINITION 3

sadness

TERM 4

Radiance

DEFINITION 4

quality of love or happiness

TERM 5

Reverberation

DEFINITION 5

A repeated echo or sound

Secede

To withdraw formally from an organization

TERM 7

Spare

DEFINITION 7

Healthy

TERM 8

Din

DEFINITION 8

A loud continuous noise of discordant sounds

TERM 9

Feint

DEFINITION 9

A fake movement of motion, pretending to strike one

place then striking another

TERM 10

Parry

DEFINITION 10

To ward off an attack

Capitulation

the act of surrendering

TERM 17

Ironclads

DEFINITION 17

warships having sides armored with iron plates

TERM 18

Tyrannical

DEFINITION 18

Characteristic of an oppressive way of ruling